Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-208) and index

Sexual harassment: an overview / Sarah Glazer -- Sexual harassment is a serious problem / Kathryn Quina -- Sexual harassment is a serious problem among schoolchildren / Erik Pitchal -- Sexual harassment is a serious problem for Asian American women / Tamina Davar -- Same-sex sexual harassment is a serious problem / Anne-Marie Harris -- The extent of sexual harassment is exaggerated / Marianne M. Jennings -- The exaggeration of sexual harassment is costly to business / Elizabeth Larson -- Frivolous sexual harassment charges impair academic freedom / Clay Reynolds -- Overreaction to sexual harassment violates free speech / Michael P. McDonald -- Male domination of the workplace causes sexual harassment / Vicki Schultz -- Social and biological sex differences can cause the perception of sexual harassment / Joseph S. Fulda -- The masculine gender role causes sexual harassment / Anne Levy and Michele Paludi -- Sex role stereotypes cause sexual harassment / Kathy Hotelling and Barbara A. Zuber -- Tolerance of sexual harassment perpetuates sexual harassment in the military / Leora N. Rosen and Lee Martin -- Legal responses are necessary to reduce sexual harassment / Denis Horgan -- Well-crafted policies can reduce sexual harassment / Ellen Leander -- Combating sexism will reduce sexual harassment among schoolchildren / Leora Tanenbaum -- Sexual equality in the workplace would reduce sexual harassment / James P. Sterba -- A policy of zero tolerance will reduce sexual harassment in the army / Dennis J. Reimer -- Lawsuits are not the solution to sexual harassment / Sarah J. McCarthy -- Banning erotic words and pictures will not reduce sexual harassment / Feminists for Free Expression -- Legal definitions of sexual harassment: an overview / Gloria Jacobs with Angela Bonavoglia -- Legal definitions of sexual harassment are useful / Barry Spodak -- Legal definitions of sexual harassment do not restrict free speech / George Rutherglen -- Schools are protected by sexual harassment law / Ralph R. Reiland -- Legal definitions of sexual harassment have stood up in court / Alba Conte -- Legal definitions of sexual harassment are harmful / Richard Dooling -- Feminist legal definitions of sexual harassment promote injustice / Michael Weiss and Cathy Young -- Vague sexual harassment policies threaten academic freedom / Harvey A. Silverglate -- Sexual harassment policies can be applied unfairly / Kirstin Downey Grimsley -- The reasonable woman standard hurts women / Kathryn Abrams

Contains a selection of primary source documents that represent all sides of the debate over sexual harassment, discussing the severity of the problem, the causes, and the legal ramifications

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